The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is preparing to request information from credit-card issuers about their late fees. The renewed interest in late fees is a surprise, given the agency last year sided with the banking industry to kill a Biden-era rule that would have dropped the charges from $32 to $8.
Banks are freezing hiring in some areas as they deploy more artificial intelligence.
-
The Most Innovative People in Finance honoree discusses why consumers and businesses only care that their payments get to the right place at the right time, and how banks can fix this problem.
-
Seventeen banks, including BNY, Citi, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Wells Fargo, will make tokenized cross-border payments as the messaging network looks to counter threats from digital asset fintechs.
-
Some of the country's largest banks are reportedly considering buying a Fiserv-owned debit card network as a workaround to interchange caps instituted by the Durbin Amendment. It's an idea that looks good on paper, but could be harder to actually implement.
Two investors are in open revolt over what they see as inaction and underperformance at United Bancorporation of Alabama. Among their demands: more stock buybacks, lower expenses and new faces on the board of directors.
On June 30, the SEC asked for public comments on the regulator's proposed amendments to novel ETFs. About a week in, responses tilt to a hard "no thank you."
-
In the year of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations, it's worth looking back at the long road the U.S. dollar took to global dominance, and the lessons we can learn from it.
-
To thrive in the new age of real-time payments, banks must invest in a continuous operating model that integrates payments, treasury and working capital into a seamless ecosystem.
-
A new consumer wellness trend, peptide treatments, is rapidly gaining popularity, and is inevitably going to cause problems in payments as banks and payment processors try to assess which providers are legitimate.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
-
The 33 companies that made it to this year's Best Fintechs to Work For list are actively preserving remote work options and non-salary benefit packages.
-
The company says its mission-driven culture, family-supporting benefits and emphasis on flexibility are key factors.
-
An analysis of American Banker's 2026 Best Fintechs to Work For finds that workers appreciate flexibility, as well as "meaningful" work.
-
As large wealth managers struggle to retain advisors seeking greater independence, Wells Fargo has taken a distinct approach with its FiNet channel. But is the loss of profit margin worth the retention gains?
-
At face-value, HSAs are for short-term medical expenses, but advisors suggest paying out of pocket to maximize HSA funds for investing and tax-free growth.
-
Clients aren't just curious about estate planning, they're insisting that their advisors provide it.
-
However, for the second quarter, increased home purchase mortgage activity contributed to an industry-wide 11% increase in agency securitizations, BTIG said.
-
OceanFirst Financial worked with an asset manager to apply the structure to a $1.5 billion portfolio of residential mortgages.
-
A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
-
JD Power's closely watched survey of financial advisors' satisfaction with employee and independent brokerages crowned its perennial winners, with one interesting exception.
-
The nation's largest bank's fund for stablecoin issuers seeking GENIUS Act–compliant yield vehicles already has $700 million in assets.
-
President Dhivya Suryadevara is leaving the company shortly after assuming the job, the latest move as the company attempts to recover from an earnings slump.
-
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York analyzed more than 3,000 historical bank runs and found that weak financial fundamentals — rather than pure depositor panic — determine whether a bank run translates into a bank failure or broader financial crisis.
-
The card network embedding technology that enables mobile devices to accept payments without additional hardware.
-
- Daily BriefingDelivered Every WeekdayIdeas that impact your business delivered to your inbox every day.
- TechnologyWednesday, ThursdayThe latest industry developments from digital banking to cybersecurity to AI.
- PaymentsDelivered Every WeekdayAn early-morning roundup of important headlines from the past 24 hours.
- Best of the WeekFridayThe most important and widely read stories from the previous week.
Structural change in banking is rarely defined by technology alone. Rather, leaders who know when to invest, where to modernize and which risks are worth taking are driving it.
National banks are committing billions of dollars to fund the construction. But there's room for smaller institutions and credit unions.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
-
Partner insights from Dell Technologies with NVIDIA -
Partner insights from Dell Technologies with NVIDIA -
Partner insights from Dell Technologies with NVIDIA -
Partner Insights from Dell Technologies with NVIDIA
- Partner Insights from Elavon
- Partner Insights from Engine by Gen (MoneyLion)
- Partner Insights from Valid Systems
-
Partner Insights from Elavon
